Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1919 — ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL. [ARTICLE]

ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL.

■ New —York, Oct. 11.— WilliamBovce Thompson, president of the Roosevelt Memorial association, announced today that Major-General Leonard Wood, Admiral William S. Sims, and General Peyton March, chief of staff, have written to him stating that they are in favor of the movement in memory of their former chief. The association will conduct a membership campaign Which begins October 20th and ends on October 27th, Colonel Roosevelt’s birthday. Major-General Wood writes: —“With reference to the nationwide movement to build a monh-r ment in Washington, to create and maintain a public park at Oyster Bay -*nd—4o Roosevelt for the purpose of perpetuatingthe Roosevelt ideals and policies, strengthening the spirit of national solidarity and especially to work for Americanization, it is a splendid undertaking and I am sure will' have the cordial support of the American people. “Theodore Roosevelt was a leader irr ideals and in action: He stood for the square deal, one flag, one language and one- loyalty -loyalty, to the American people—for industrial justice, for public and private morality, for a strong and vigorous America, '■ charitable and helpful, ever-ready to do her duty to civilization and hunianity, but an America acting always under the dictates of her own conscience, rather than under the direction of others. “He stood for universal service in war as well as in peace. Service for each one wherever he could best serve. “His memory will live among us always, and his life and ideals will 'serve as an inspiratoin for all that is best in citizenship.” —Admiral Sims in his letter says; isrealty-difficult for me-t» express mv admiration and appreciation of the late Theodore Roosevelt in adequate terms. lam glad that his friends are planning to erect a memorial in his memory, for certainly this country never had a finer son or a more staunch supporter than he was. “I was fortunate enough to have been closely associated with Colonel Roosevelt, and my admiration of him as a man and as a loyal citizen is unbounded.” General March writes to President William Boyce Thompson as follows: The plan for erecting a permanent memorial to Colonel Roosevelt appeals in a peculiar manner to the officers of the United States army. Colonel Roosevelt’s virility, force and aggressive Americanism are qualities which are desired in every soldier, and he typifies to us the fighting American.” t